we are seeing major efforts done by these groups and those groups are all working to turn out the vote. give you an example. 1.5 million voters have been contacted by faith and freedom. 1.2 million mail orders are being sent out. 475,000 catholics who didn't vote last time are being contacted. there is a faith-based effort that is going on that is larger than anything i have ever seen before in my history and double what it was in the 2008 race. that report on intensity is voters is great. >> report on friday suggests that the absentee ballots show that enthusiasm that you are talking about. coming in far in favor of republicans up to this point with some other counties not reporting. but the real clear politics average i think the best barometer of polls shows romney back about 5 points in ohio. what has inspired that base that you are talking about to get so excited? >> well, in 2008, we came off of 8 years of george bush and the faith based community has embraced george bush and had someone been disappointed with some the effects of that. then we had john mccain who really never cam